Sport
5 October, 2025
Rutherford finishes third in Mackay PBR event
The Mount Isa product was leading the way after night one, but couldn't finish the job.
Alison Aguilar went 3-for-4 at the 2025 Mackay Invitational this weekend to win his third PBR Australia event of the season in front of massive crowds.
After a tough couple of months on tour, the flamboyant Brazilian bounced back in Nowra last weekend with a third-place finish, and with his win in Mackay, he now finds himself ranked fourth in the National Standings.
He finished with an aggregate total of 253 points and took home $7,250 in prize money.
Mount Isa's own Donovan Rutherfurd won Round 1 aboard Ambush with 85.5 points and split Round 2 with Clint Glass, with his 86-point ride aboard Revolver for a two-bull total of 176 points.
The Kalkadoon star earned a $5000 bonus for leading the competition at the halfway point, boosting his total prize money for the weekend past $9000, but he couldn't take advantage of his strong start, bucking off both of his bulls on Saturday night.
Aguilar opened his account late in Round 1 on Friday evening aboard Forever Young, snapping the bull’s 24-buck-off streak to score 82 points.
He was then down early in the second round, courtesy of Road Rage and finished the night ranked sixth on the event leaderboard.
The 29-year-old kicked off his Saturday night on Jackie Red in Round 3. The pair battled around to the right and into Aguilars’ right riding hand for much of the contest, and the judges awarded the ride 82.5 points.
He then teamed up with Revolver in the final round to record the season's highest qualified ride score – 88 points. The bull did everything possible to unseat his opponent in the early stages of the ride, but they eventually synced up to finish the ride strong.
The bull’s share of the score was 42.5 points, with Aguilar awarded a sensational rider score of 45.5 points.
Glass continued his hot streak, finishing second with three qualified rides totalling 250.5 points.
The Willow Tree cowboy rode Hell Raiser in the opening round for 82.5 points. He then combined with Revolver for 86 points to share the round win and finished night one in second place.
In Round 3, Glass did his job against Riddle Me This for 82 points, but he couldn't stay perfect in the final round, coming down early from Forever Young (MJ/Keliher Bucking Bulls). He won a total of $5000 in prize money.
Kurt Shephard remains the No. 1-ranked cowboy in the 2025 PBR Australian National Standings. With his seventh-place finish, he collected 62 points and has now won 1983.33 points.
There's some rodeo action in Mount Isa this weekend with the Great Northern Rodeo Series final to be staged at Buchanan Park on Saturday night.
